China says U.S. use of force aggravating Middle East tension
China criticized the United States for aggravating tension in the Middle East through its use of force in the standoff between Washington and Tehran and urged all parties to exercise restraint to ensure peace and stability.
Coincidence that fake news law applied to politicians, Singapore minister says
Singapore’s communications minister said on Monday it was a coincidence that the first few cases brought under a new fake news law were against political figures and parties.
Iran’s leader Khamenei leads huge crowds and weeps at commander’s funeral
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei led vast crowds in prayers in Tehran on Monday at the funeral of slain military commander Qassem Soleimani, publicly weeping for the general killed by a U.S. drone strike.
Kenyan police arrest three for trying to breach British army camp
Police arrested three men who tried to break into a British army camp in Laikipia in central Kenya, police said in a report seen by Reuters on Monday.
Italy PM says ‘serious negligence’ found in bridge collapse: paper
An investigation by Italy’s transport ministry into the deadly collapse of a bridge operated by Atlantia has shown “serious and unforgivable acts of negligence”, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte was quoted as saying on Monday.
Australian gallery shuts to protects Matisse, Picasso works from smoke
The quality of air in Australia’s capital was the worst of any major city in the world on Monday as smoke drifted in from fires, prompting shops and offices to tell staff to stay home and the national gallery to close its doors to protect its art.
Delhi police, facing criticism, probe attack on students at elite university
Delhi police are investigating how masked men burst into a premier university and attacked a student protest with sticks and rods, an officer said on Monday, the latest incident to ignite criticism of India’s ruling Hindu nationalists.
Relaxing workers, children died as Cambodian building crumpled
Six children – including at least two infants – among 36 people killed when an unfinished building collapsed in Cambodia were living on the site with their families, a common practice in Cambodia’s construction boom, survivors said on Monday.
Koala mittens and joey pouches: Australian bushfires spark global knitting frenzy
Knitting needles are clicking furiously around the world to create hundreds of protective pouches and blankets for native wildlife made homeless by Australian wildfires that have razed large swathes of bushland.
Huge crowds in Iran for commander’s funeral, daughter warns U.S. of ‘dark day’
Hundreds of thousands of Iranians thronged Tehran’s streets on Monday for the funeral of military commander Qassem Soleimani, killed by a U.S. drone strike last week, and his daughter said his death would bring a “dark day” for the United States.
